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    • Apr 13, 1970
    Loretta Lynn becomes the first female country act to earn a gold album from the RIAA during the 1970s, for "Don't Come Home A'Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)"
    Apr 16, 1970
    Tammy Wynette scores an RIAA-certified gold album, for "Tammy's Greatest Hits"
    May 4, 1970
    The "Midnight Cowboy" soundtrack earns a gold album from the RIAA. It includes Nilsson's "Everybody's Talkin'," heralded among country's all-time greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jun 26, 1970
    Ray Stevens picks up a gold single from the RIAA, for "Everything Is Beautiful"
    Aug 14, 1970
    "The Wonder Of You" earns Elvis Presley a gold single from the RIAA
    Oct 2, 1970
    Merle Haggard receives his first gold award from the Recording Industry Association of America, for the album "Okie From Muskogee"
    Oct 16, 1970
    The RIAA awards a gold album to "10 Years Together/The Best Of Peter, Paul & Mary." Its contents include the John Denver-penned pop hit "Leaving On A Jet Plane"
    Nov 16, 1970
    Anne Murray clutches a gold single with "Snowbird," making her the first Canadian artist to snag RIAA gold with a country hit
    Dec 16, 1970
    The Tony Orlando & Dawn pop single "Knock Three Times" is certified gold by the RIAA. Billy "Crash" Craddock finds country success with the song the following year
    Jan 4, 1971
    King Floyd's R&B hit "Groove Me" receives a gold single from the RIAA. The record features future country producer James Stroud on drums
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